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2015 December Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
TIPS TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE!Pickees
✱ To help your picker understand the type of books you like or are currently reading, please make sure your ‘read’ shelf is up to date. You can create shelves for books you DNFed (Did Not Finish) or authors that don’t work for you as well as favorite books and authors. In addition, you might consider updating your profile. You can include info about your favorite books, authors, genres, themes or tropes (or themes/tropes you dislike – i.e. secret baby).
✱ Please do not specify likes/dislikes in the sign-up thread. This information will not be included in the pairings and your pickee may not see your message and does not need to rely on that information when making picks.
Pickers
✱ Please remember this is primarily a romance readers group. Thus, most, if not all, of your picks should be romance. There are various sub genres within the romance category - Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense, Erotica, M/M, Urban Fantasy. If your pickee reads a wide variety, you could add a non-romance as a choice.
✱ Choose at least 4 new titles for your pickee. These can be brand new to them (not found on any of their shelves) or a book found on their shelves if they've never read any of the author's work previously.
A few hints to help with book selection:
✱ Check the book’s publishing date. Select "date pub" from the checkbox selections and save.
✱ Check pickee's personalized shelves, especially their exclusive shelves. A personalized shelf is one the member has created. (e.g., 'to read next', 'favorites' ‘didn’t like’)
✱ Make sure the books you choose are not on their 'read' shelf. Just because it isn't rated doesn't mean it wasn't read.
✱ Look at your pickee's 'read' shelf and see what genres they have recently read or read the most. Reviewing their ‘read’ shelf might help you in choosing something they are interested in reading right now.
✱ If your pickee reads lots of books in a genre you are not familiar with (erotic romance, GLBT, YA, etc.) Contact the Mods or the month's organizer for guidance.
✱ Include a variety of books (e.g., shorter page count, new addition to their 'to-read' shelf, an older book on their 'to-read' shelf) This variety gives your pickee options when choosing the book or books they will be reading this month. Use the sort feature within their shelves to determine date a book was added, published or read; page numbers, ratings, etc.
December 2015 Pick-It-For-Me ParticipantsUpdated through message #49, 11.23.15
Comedy:
Lekshmy
LaurLa - challenges to pick
Pam
Irina
Elke - on-deck-4-chlges
Stacey
Ashley
Sunshine - Pick for Me
Nancy H
Brett
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎
Drama:
Mariana - tbr
♥KathyD♥ - m-g-pick-shelf
Breann - 1-pifm-pick-me
Emerson - Meet and Greet
~KarenH~ - cant-wait-to-read
Karen ♐ - TBR next shelf
Jessica
Cecily - My e-books
Sassafrass - meet-n-greet
MountainKat - to-read-asap
Pamela Su
Action/Adventure:
Tammie(Private) PIFM
Diane ~Firefly~ - MNG Picking
Larissa - On deck TBR
fleurette -meet-n-greet-old
Ty
Jody - challenges
Shelby Current Challenge To Reads
Carrie
Elizabeth - rrrc-pick-it-for-me-challenge
Amy - Pick It For Me
Eden Creed
Rebecca
Stacie is a machine for reading
December 2015 Pick-It-For-Me RulesDecember is a big month for movie releases. Are you excited to see any of them? I'll be too busy, but I hope to see some after the holidays! And maybe, just maybe, I can catch some of last year's from my couch! And a great big 'Thank You' to Fran for the idea this month!
Please make sure you pick at least four new and four books from their TBR or preferred shelf.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Suggest a sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal romance or a romance with sky on the cover.
Alvin & The Chipmunks - Pick a romance with an animal on the cover or in the story, or a book with a mischievous character. Shifters count.
Sisters A comedy starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - Recommend a humorous romance.
Daddy's Home A Comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg - Suggest a romance where family plays an important role in the story.
Christmas Eve A power outage traps six groups of New Yorkers in elevators on Christmas Eve - Pick a holiday romance or a romance set in New York.
Concussion A football themed drama starring Will Smith - Recommend a sports romance or one with a character suffering or recovering from an injury or illness.
Joy The story of a woman who founds a business dynasty - Suggest a book with a kick-ass heroine or a business tycoon.
The Big Short Banking movie starring Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt and Christian Bale - Pick a shorter title or a title with a 'hottie' on the cover.
December 2015 Pick-It-For-Me PairingsUpdated though message #128, 11.28.15
✓ = Picks Made.
Please pick for the person below you within each group. The last person in each group picks for the first person, for example Nancy H picks for Ashley.
Comedy:
✓ Ashley
✓ ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎
✓ Irina
✓ Elke - on-deck-4-chlges
✓ LaurLa - challenges to pick
✓ Pam
✓ Lekshmy
✓ Brett
✓ Sunshine - Pick for Me
✓ Stacey
✓ Nancy H
Drama:
✓ Emerson - Meet and Greet
✓ Mariana - tbr
✓ Pamela Su
✓ Breann - 1-pifm-pick-me
✓ ~KarenH~ - cant-wait-to-read
Jessica
✓ Karen ♐ - TBR next shelf
✓ Sassafrass - meet-n-greet
✓ MountainKat - to-read-asap
✓ ♥KathyD♥ - m-g-pick-shelf
✓ Cecily - My e-books
Action/Adventure:
✓ Rebecca
✓ Tammie(Private) - PIFM
Shelby - Current Challenge To Reads
✓ Elizabeth - rrrc-pick-it-for-me-challenge
✓ fleurette - meet-n-greet-old
✓ Amy - Pick It For Me
✓ Stacie is a machine for reading
✓ Eden Creed
✓ Larissa - On deck TBR
✓ Diane ~Firefly~ - MNG Picking
✓ Jody - challenges
✓ Carrie
✓ Ty
Latecomers:
Sonal
Volunteers for Repicks:
MountainKat picks for Elizabeth - rrrc-pick-it-for-me-challenge
Sunshine picks for Sonal
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December 2015 Pick-It-For-Me
And for those of you who are going to ask for Horror or any other genre, just think about the kind of 'Horror' you like - funny scary, intense scary, or action packed scary. Okay? Okay! =)
Hey, everyone - sorry, there was a typo in the opening post! The picking deadline is NOT the 26th, it is the 28th. The usual deadline is the 26th and I thought I had changed it already!So picking deadline is Saturday, November 28th at 8 PM US EST.
Tricky, I do love a good comedy however I have to go with action/adventure.
I'm in! I enjoy any of the above depending on my mood, but probably Drama most often!Please use my cant-wait-to-read shelf...thanks!
You can put me in whichever group needs the most help, MK. I like all those categories and there is no way I can choose.meet-n-greet shelf if you please.
Sassafrass wrote: "You can put me in whichever group needs the most help, MK. I like all those categories and there is no way I can choose.meet-n-greet shelf if you please."
Will do and I completely understand, I'm having a hard time deciding myself. It is such a mood thing!
I'm In!! I prefer Drama
My e-books
If you can choose from the shelf i've linked then I will already have the book :)
I'm in, I'm in. Comedy :)
Tammie wrote: "I'm an A/A kinda gal!Please use: PIFM shelf."
Hi Tammie, I am unable to link your preferred shelf because your profile is private. Remember, you need to either make your profile public during the picking period or make sure picks can be made for you by friending the person picking for you. They will only be able to find your shelf once that happens.
Just a reminder to everyone with a private profile, it is your responsibility to either open your profile during the picking period or to friend the person paired with you!
Rebecca wrote: "Horror/scary"That isn't a category - I'm putting you in Action/Adventure unless you tell me you want to be somewhere else.
I'm going to go with Drama too, but I really like them all! My preferred shelf is my to-read-asap shelf.
I'm in!Ohh, so hard. I think I will go with Drama. :)
MountainKat wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "Horror/scary"That isn't a category - I'm putting you in Action/Adventure unless you tell me you want to be somewhere else."
I'm not sure why but I couldn't see the category's Action/Adventure is fine Thanks.
Great Rebecca! I'll get you added Pamela Su right now.Sorry everyone, I was away from my computer for a bit. Signups are now closed and I will get the rules and pairings up shortly! Just give me a few minutes!
OK, rules are in message #4 and pairings are in message #5. Please make sure you are looking at the Pairings not the Participant lists! Happy Picking everyone - you have until Saturday, the 28th to make your picks. Please try to plan according with any holiday plans you might have!
♥KathyD♥, I will try to get to your picks soon. I have a bazillion things I should be doing before Thanksgiving, but I know I will need some down time and plan to get them done during that. I will try to make them worth the wait though!!
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What is the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge?
The Pick-It-For-Me Challenge (PIFM) is a reading challenge where each participant gives and receives book recommendations based on a given a set of rules. The assignment method and book selection rules change each month so it’s always new and always different.
The idea of the PIFM challenge is that you will get new-to-you books and authors selected for you as well as a push to read some books that have been lingering on your shelves. You may not be interested in the new books recommended, which is why you also get a minimum of four books from your shelf.
You only have to read ONE book to complete this challenge!
After signups are closed, your names and any extra info will go into the super secret PIFM randomizer and it will select someone for you to recommend books to and someone to give you recommendations. This list will be posted along with any specific picking rules for the month.
In order to participate you need to either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable), or friend the person giving you recommendations. PLEASE NOTE: if you choose to keep your profile private, it is your responsibility to send a friend request to the person picking for you as soon as possible after the matchups are posted. Whether your profile is private or not, it is also very important that your profile be set to receive Private Messages (PMs) in case anyone needs to reach out to you (mods, organizer etc.)
Everything gets done in this thread so be sure to come back often!!!
Repicks:
You can ask for repicks if:
✱ The books picked for you are not yet released.
✱ If you have already read the chosen book(s) and they are on your ‘read’ shelf.
✱ If you did not receive four picks from your ‘to-read’ shelf, with at least one from your preferred shelf.
You may NOT ask for repicks because:
✱ A book is not available at your library.
✱ A genre or author you don’t enjoy.
INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UP
Please sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:
✱✱ What is your favorite type of movie? ✱✱
Comedy
Drama
Action/Adventure
✱✱ If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick! ✱✱
IMPORTANT DATES
Sign ups will remain open until November 23rd (5 pm US EST).
For your convenience a Time Zone Converter.
You’ll have until November 28th (8 pm US EST) to make your recommendations.
Please do not start reading your book(s) until the first of the month. You then have the entire month to read your pick(s) and give some feedback.
If you’re new please read the PIFM Guidelines and FAQ. If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please feel free to ask!
✱Please note that late sign ups will be included at the host's discretion and no one will be included after re-picks are assigned!✱